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Collecting and Preserving the Stories of Katrina and Rita

The Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (CHNM) at George Mason University and the University of New Orleans organized the Hurricane Digital Memory Bank (HDMB) in 2005 in partnership with many national and Gulf Coast area organizations and individuals. HDMB was awarded the Award of Merit for Leadership in History, and is the largest free public archive of Katrina and Rita with over 25,000 items in the collection. Read More.

My grandmother Vita Jo Mistretta and great grandfather Leon Mistretta.

Vintage Polaroid-style photo of a smiling woman and an older man seated together at a restaurant table, each raising a glass in a toast, with place settings and glassware visible before them.

Collection

Do You Know What it Means

My grandmother Vita Jo Mistretta and great grandfather Leon Mistretta.

Original title

Item 42879

Citation

“My grandmother Vita Jo Mistretta and great grandfather Leon Mistretta.,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/42879.